English cricket team

The English cricket team is a national cricket team representing England and Wales, although Wales is almost never mentioned in the team's name. It is administered by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

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Cricket - England - Wales - England and Wales Cricket Board

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Cricket developed as a sport in England, so unsurprisingly England is both a founding Test cricket and one-day international nation. England played in the first Test match in 1877 (against Australia in Melbourne) and also the first one-day international in 1971 (also against Australia in Melbourne).

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Sport - Test cricket - One-day international - 1877 - Australia - Melbourne - 1971

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England has been one of the most dominant teams in international cricket, fielding a strong side for most of cricket's history. This dominance began to fall away in the 1980s as England was overshadowed by Australia, the West Indies, India, Pakistan and South Africa. Since 2000, English cricket has seen a resurgence and the team is now ranked second in the ICC cricket ratings.

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Cricket's history - West Indies - India - Pakistan - South Africa - 2000 - ICC

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